Quint (fire engine)

A quint of the Palm Beach Country Fire Department

The Quint or Quinttuples is a fire service vehicle in the United States .

General

A Quint is an aerial ladder with a built-in fire pump , fire water tank and hose supply . The first quints appeared in the late 1930s. The name is derived from the five-fold purpose.

source

• Jürgen Kiefer: Fire engines in America . Weltbild Verlag, 1993, ISBN 3-89350-529-6